Criminal Procedure Law Article 173 When examining a case, the people's procuratorate shall interrogate the criminal suspect, listen to the opinions of the defender or agent ad litem, the victim and his agent ad litem, and put them on record. If the defender or the lawyer on duty, the victim and his agent ad litem put forward written opinions, they shall attach a volume. If a criminal suspect pleads guilty and admits punishment, the people's procuratorate shall inform him of his litigation rights and the legal provisions of pleading guilty and admitting punishment, listen to the opinions of the criminal suspect, defender or duty lawyer, victim and his agent ad litem on the following matters, and record them: (1) the criminal facts, charges and applicable laws of the criminal suspect; (two) suggestions for lighter, mitigated or exempted punishment; (3) Provisions on penalties applicable to the trial of cases after pleading guilty. The procedure applicable to the trial of a case after pleading guilty; (four) other matters that need to listen to opinions. If the people's procuratorate listens to the opinions of the lawyers on duty in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, it shall provide necessary facilities for the lawyers on duty to understand the case in advance.